The world we live in and perceive each moment is determined by the thoughts we are thinking. The Zohar suggests this here.
Zohar Shelach: 153. Oh, holy pious one. When the letters fly, a person sees written in great letters, in the air temporarily: "In the beginning Elohim created..." (Beresheet 1:1), the small letters strike them, Then they fly and it is seen written about them: "And Elohim said, 'Let there be light'... And Elohim saw the light..." (Beresheet 1:3-4). Then the small letters again strike the large letters, It is seen through them that it is written: "And Elohim said, 'Let there be a firmament...'" (Ibid. 6) and so on in all of the acts of creation. The acts of these letters are great marvels and gladness to the eyes. Praised is the nation for whom all this awaits.
The Hebrew letters like our thoughts are filled with movement. They become more than they start out to be by combining together with other letters forming concepts and literally making stuff out of which our world is composed. Take for example the conceptual reality of creation itself spoken here in Torah in Beresheet. The concept at first in large letters giving the complete all encompassing compressed view of creation.
Then the 'small letters strike them.' The big picture is now understood on a more intimate level producing the light of recognition akin to the process of splitting of cells during meiosis. One partakes from the other and diversity generates.
This process continues small letters striking large letters until there is a firmament. This firmament represent the entire range of being that is evolving from the interactions of the letters.
Did you ever start out with an idea that seemed overwhelming at the time in its complexity so much so that it was impossible at the time to even explain this idea? Then gradually as bits of the idea coalesced you not only understood each of these idea fragments but were able to get a better view of the big picture. Each time you inquired or thought about this idea became as a result an exercise very much like these small letters striking to large ones to bring about the miracles of creation.
Zohar Shelach 154. Oh, holy, pious one. Whoever preserves the covenant places himself to follow is in the lead. If you inquire as to who will guard him from behind, There is a higher greater protection that protects him from everything. What is it? It is the supernal Righteous, with great love. Consequently, he enters between the Righteous…
In the context of what we have been speaking of what is the covenant? The covenant is our attention and the promise that as we direct our attention to Hashem, there is an immediate response from above.
Tehilim: 17:6 As for me, I call upon Thee, for Thou wilt answer me, O God; incline Thine ear unto me, hear my speech.
Preserving the covenant means to actively seek Hashem by consciously making each step in the right direction that leads to Hashem. We call upon Hashem because Hashem answers us. How is it that we call upon Hashem?
Tehilim 15:2 He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh truth in his heart;
When we do what is right our answer is immediate. We make the connection. That which follows and that which leads is the Shechinah; it is the connecting link between Binah and Malchuth. Understand this in terms of the pathways that are travelled in order for you to perceive even the reflection of the image of above. The connection above is established by the Shechinah in a similar fashion to a lens that will resolve an otherwise blurry image.
Every mitzvah, torah study and tzedakah all serve to align the reflection above with the connection below. More soon… Good Shabbos. B"H
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